Fastening for knockdown furniture and the like.



I". B. CARTIER.

PASTBNING FOR KNOGKDOWN FURNITURE AND THB LIKE. APPLICATION FILED 15017.21, 1912.

1,078,186. Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOCIAPH C0.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

F. E. CARTIER. FASTBNING FOR KNOGKDOWN FURNITURE AND THE LIKE.

a APPLICATION FILED NOV. Z1, 1912.

1,0`78,1 86, Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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:OLUMBIA PMNOGRAPH CCI-.WASHINGTON D. cV

FRANK E. CARTIER, or w1NsLoW,"WAsr11NeroN.

EFASTENING FOR KNOCKDOWN FURNITURE AND THE LIKE.

T aZZf'wLom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK E. CARTIER, a citizen of the United States 'of America, and a resident of the city of Winslow, in the county of Kitsap and State of Washington, have invented certain-,new and useful Improvements in F astenings for Knockdown Furniture and the like, of which the following is a specification..4

My invention has particular reference t0 an improved provision for attaching or con necting together separable parts of articles of the knockdown type, and has for itsprimary object to provide such a construction which is simple, comparativelyinexpensive to manufacture, and permits of the parts being readilywassembled and disassembled in an efficient manner.

Briefly described, the invention comprises companion normally interlocking parts adapted to be secured to the meeting or opposing surfaces of the furniture parts, together with suitable locking devices which insure of the fastening parts being held in their normal or operative relation.

I have shown my invention as applied to a table structure which latter has embodied therein corner braces. In such a structure I employ a plurality of fasteners disclosing the invention in two distinct forms.

Another object of the invention resides in a novel arrangement of adjacent fastening devices, whereby greater rigidity in the set up furniture structure is insured.

Other objects will be set forth as my description progresses and those features'of construction, arrangements and combinatio-ns of parts on which I desire protection, succinctly defined in my annexed claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout: Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan of the table equipped wit-h my invention, parts lbeing broken away. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan thereof with one of the legs broken away. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective of one vof the side rails and the legs, the rail being illustrated as removed from the leg. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective illustrating more particularly the connecting device employed for making the brace fast to a side rail, the fastening members being disengaged, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 0f reference, l indicates legs, and 2 side Specification of Lettersr Patent.

Patented N0v.11,1913.

Application' inea November 21, 1912. serial No. 732.7()6.

rails, the ,latterbeing arrangedin substantially rectangular relation and having their ends fastened to. adjacent faces of the legs l by devices 3 to` forma suitable frame. .Devices 8 being identical in construction, a description of one will suflice. `This comprises a femalemember 4 having a boss 4 on its rfear face which is set into a suitable seat providedtherefor in leg 1 and secured therein, as by `screws 10,.as clearly shown in.Figs.,l and 8. Member`4 which is substantially rectangular is provided with an angular edgeflange 4, this extending along the `upper and lower and outer vertical edges thereof to form an interlocking part with which a flange-like extension 5 of a male Qmemberf normally engages.'

Member 5 comprises a hollowk body litted on theend portion of rail 2 and secured thereto by screws 11, and having its projecting forward end portion provided with flange 5, this flange extending on three sides of the body in corresponding arrangement to the flange 4l of member 4. Body 5 is further provided with a removable side wall l5, the same being formed on its forward edge with an eye extension 6 which is adapted to normallyt snugly between similar eye extensions 7 of member 4 and receive a suitable locking pin 8.

By forming member 5 with a removable inner side wall 5, the latter can if desired be first connected by locking pin 8 to member 4, and then fastened, as by screws 9, to side rail 2 after member 5 has been inserted in the member 4 thereby insuring of the proper registration of eye extensions 6 and 7, as will be readily understood. kTo release the parts after they have been once assembled in this manner it is obviously only necessary to remove pin 8 and then force the side rail in an inward direction.

Reference numeral 12 indicates corner braces which are connected to rails 2 by connecting devices 13. Connecting devices 13 being identical in construction, a description of one will suffice. This comprises a male member 14 having a hollow body which receives one end portion of the brace 12, and provided on its side and lower edge portions with a flange 14 for interlocking engagement with an angular flange 14l of a fe` vface with a boss 15 which is seated in a suitable cut-out of rail 2 and vsecured there:

- to, as by screws, as shown. Flange 14 consists of an edge extension 'of member 15 and extends along. the side and lower portions thereof. By this construction member 1st is firstVV removed, following which ready access is had to locking pins -8 and 18. These beingfremoved, braces 12, and then side rails 2 can be readily separated, as is apparent.'

.Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to secure by LetiGopies of this patent maybe obtained for .ters Patent of the United States of America, is f 1 In a device of the character described, the combination with separate parts ofv furniture or the like to be connected, a fastening for said parts comprising male and female members, the male member having a hollow portion provided with a ilange receivable by the female member and a removable side wall formed at one end with an eye, said female member having an eye adapted to register with the eye of the male 'member, and means insertible through the 'eyes of the members for locking the latter together, said Vremovable side wall being reinforced by the hollow body of the male member on any movement tending to separate the aforesaid members.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 16th day of November 1912.

Y FRANK E. CARTIER. VWitnesses:

STEPHEN A. BROOKE, E. AnLrrA ADAMS.

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Washington, D. C. 

